The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1887-04-17
BACHELORS BEDROOM.

come ''Qualneu uurlnS lhdS tiiHe, he
kouId never have been to the plain but
fascinating Miss Bastwick. The Rev Sir
Ebenezer Bastwick, Bart, was The squar-
syn Of Loaveseacum Fishingnam. He
owned most OF the properly in that
heighborhood; but land owning did not
beeupy quite all his time, 50 he be-
slowed his leisure time upon the cure of
souls and the family living upon himself.
sLoavesea rectory, which commanded a
I fine view Of open sea AMI sky, was let to
an artist who was great at turning those
natural advantages to mercantile accounts;
for il was not to be expected that the
kBastwicks should turn out of the COM
Portable mansion to which Providence
and the successful roguery OF remote
ancestor had lei them 1t was argued
by certain disaffecled persons that the
hall was ineonveniently far away fIom
the parish--it was almost days journey
for people who did not keep carriage,
as few of the Loavesea congregation did
but as the Rev. Baronet was not inclined
to bold very frequent Intercourse with his
fl0ck, such cavilIers were treated with the
Sflghteous contempt which they deserved.
When Chafer went down to read with
his friend Timson for another shot" at
the examination periodically helt by the
Royal Co lege Of Surgeons he found that
newly fledged practitioner very thick with
the Bastwlcks. He had crcpt into Lady
Bastwick's good opinion by the prompt
way in which he had dealt with an out
break of measles among s. E0enezer's
tenants ia the village Embcldened by
her pettiDg, the ambitious apothecary
was preparing TO lay siege TO the yir. Ia
affections OF Miss Pulsatilla, the only
child, consequently the heirsss Of the
house OF Basswick. Now, it SO happened
that Pulsatilla's mother was of novel
reading aud romantic turn, and she had
determined that the heiIess, whether she
married for love or not should form what
reasonable people generally consider an
imprudeut match. S Ill, even this mat
ron's slender discernment could see limits
! to the ansnitabifiiy which she required,
and Mr.. Timson was decide ily GU side of
those limits He exhibited nervous
susceptibility IN the presence of ladies
that brandei his lowly origin oniy too
plainly upon his homely countenance.
His sian, too, was indeiea.ely porous: in
spite of the constant applications Of a red
Asilk pocket handkerchief, Pul alilla's
Ayesence, or her very name, would con-
fifNlally summon the dew to his shiny
TEMPLES and meek nose. Nevertheless,
to Lady BastwTks horror, the gentle
bosom OF her child seemed not 10 harbor
any insuperable objection to these per-
sonal draw backs She was considering
the best way out of the ENHANCEMENT
which her own impetuosity had lavelled,
when the unexpected intervention OF Mr..
Percy Chafer cut the knot in the least
troublesome manner possible.
II soon appeared that the erudiie and
meritorious Timson was no competitor
with the gay and artless Percy in the
science of wooing maiden's uuappropri-
ated heart. Timson was out of the run
ming directly he brought his guest for the
first time to the ball, and at the end of a
month he ha the satisfaction of congratu-
lating his supplanter with the best show
Of sincerity that he could muster. Percy
came back to town like giant refreshed
with wine; Ia fact, though he was far
from possessing herculean size or strength,
his experiments upon the knockers and
ratings of his street upon that joyful
night were unhesitatingly ascribed by
his set, which assembled to rejoice with
him, to alcoholic influence.
The morning after his removal to more
commodious '.diggings "-a step warrnat-
ed by his recent stroke of luck-he re-
ceiyed a note from Lady Bastw wick which
requested him to be in readiness to meet
herself and Pulsatilla at Waterloo st .tion
tHat very afternoon, as they were coming
40 town for a weeks shopping. Percy
was delighted at this excuse for doing
nothing for the next few days He
escorted the travellers to a fashionable
MOTEL, and dec AIRED his intention of
sacrificing himielf entirely to their
pleasure.
ssHow good you arel" said Pulsatila
softly. "ShaIl | tell him what we are
both looking forward to, Mammal
Lady Bast wick was fast succomDng to
The effects Of fatigue and an extensive
dinner. she murr ured an incoherent
afirma i've, and fell asleep. Well, then"
continued Pulsatilla, shyly. 'I-that is,
we-are so looking forward to see you in
your rooms, Percy Your description of
them in your letters you know, make me
long to SEE just what they are like for
myself: not because | don't believe your
description is as good and correct as such
things can be, sshe added. with smil 4.
t'Only don't want to picture you in them
exactly as you are; YOU must look so
clever and learned" (she did not know
how repeatedly he had been ploughed);
"and-and-5ou will take US there,
wont your"
sWhy, of course, dear, of course, re-
Piled Percy, pulling rather awkwardly at
his preciptous collar. "By the w yah
<yzwhen you'd you like TO come, eh?' he
.AsKod, after slight pause.
4 He felt uncomfortable, though he might
Asurely hive fcreseen this. But It had
sVer entered his head that Pulsatila
Nld be coming so soon, and in this
JElthy suspicious sort OF way, too.
IL was half inclined 10 believe that Tim
kon must have been slanderipg him behind
z his back.
aCouldnt we come to morrow y asked
Pulsatilla, frightening at the thought of